BROGLIOHASABIVOUACOFPISEK；KHEVENHULLERLOOKSIN
UPONTHEDONAUCONQUESTS。
Grand—DukeFranzedgedhimselfatlastalittleoutofthatTabor—
Budweisregion，andbeganlookingPrag—wardagain；——hungabout，forsometime，withhisHungarianlight—troopsscouringthecountry；
butstillkeepingPragrespectfullytoright，atseventymilesdistance。December28th，toBroglio’salarm，hetriedanight—
attackonPisek，thechiefFrenchoutpost，whichliesFrance—wardtoo，andmightbevital。ButhefoundtheFrench（Brogliohavinggotwarning）unexpectedlyreadyforhimatPisek，——drawnupinthedarkstreetsthere，withtorrentsofmusketryreadyforhisPandoursandhim；——andentirelyfailedofPisek。UponwhichheturnedeastwardtotheBudweis—Taborfastnessesagain；leftBrotherKarlasCommanderinthoseparts（whosoonleavesLobkowitzasSubstitute，Viennaintheidlewinter—timebeingpreferable）；——
leftBrotherKarl，andproceededinperson，south，towardstheDonauCountries，toseehowKhevenhullermightbeprospering，whoisinthefieldthere，asweshallhear。
OfPisekandthenight—skirmishatPisek，glorioustoFrance，thinkalltheGazettes，Ishouldhavesaidnothing，wereitnotthatMarechalBroglio，findingwhatanarrowmisshehadmade，establishedanight—watchthere，orbivouac，forsixweekstocome；
suchasneverwasbeforeorsince:CavalryandInfantry，inquantity，bivouackingthere，intheenvironsofPisek，onthegrimBohemiansnoworsnow—slush，inthedepthofwinter，nightlyforsixweeks，withoutwhisperofanenemyatanytime；wherebytheMarechaldidsavePisek（ifPisekwaseveragainindanger），butfrozehorseandmantotheedgeofdestructionorintoit；sothatthe"BivouacofPisek"becameproverbialinFrenchMessrooms，foragenerationcoming。[GuerredeBoheme，ii。23，&c。]Andonehearsinthemindaclangorousnasaleloquencefromantiquegesticulativemustachio—figures，wittyandindignant，——whoarenowgonetosilenceagain，andtheirfruitlessbivouacs，andfrostyandfierytoils，tumblingpell—mellafterthem。ThisofPisekwasbutoneofthemanyunwisehystericalthingspoorBrogliodid，inthatdifficultposition；which，indeed，wastoodifficultforanymortal，andforBrogliobeyondtheaverage。
Oneotherthingwenote:GrafvonKhevenhuller，solidAustrianman，issuedfromVienna，December31st，lastdayoftheYear，withanArmyofonlysome15，000，butwithanexcellentmilitaryheadofhisown，tolookintothoseConquestsontheDonau。Whichhefinds，asheexpected，tobemereconquestsofstubble，capableofbeingswepthomeagainataveryrapidrate。"Khevenhuller，hereasalways，wasconsummateinhischoiceofposts，"saysLloyd；
[GeneralLloyd，HistoryofSeven—YearsWar，
&c。（incidentally，somewhere）。]——discoveredwheretheARTERIESofthebusinesslay，andhowtohandlethesame。Bychoiceofposts，bysilentenergyandmilitaryskill，KhevenhullerveryrapidlysweepsSegurback；andshutshimupinLinz。ThereSegur，sincethefirstdaysofJanuary，isstrenuouslybarricadinghimself；
"wedgingbeamsfromhousetohouse，acrossthestreets；"——andhopestogetprovision，theDonauandtheBavarianstreamsbeingstillopenbehindhim；andtoholdoutalittle。Itwillbebetterifhedo，——especiallyforpoorKarlAlbertandhispoorBavaria！
KhevenhullerhasalsodetachedthroughtheTyrolaGeneralvonBarenklau（BEAR’S—CLAW，muchheardofhenceforthintheseWars），whohas12，000regulars；andmuchHussar—folkunderbloodyMentzel:—acrosstheTyrol，wesay；tofallinuponBavariaandMunchenitself；whichtheyaretoolikedoingwitheffect。
OughtnotKarlAlberttobeupontheroadagain？Whatathing，weretheKaiserElecttakenprisonerbyPandours！
Infine，withinashorttwoweeksorso，KarlAlbertquitsMunchen，asnosafeplaceforhim；comesacrosstoMannheimtohisCousinPhilip，oldKur—Pfalz，whomweusedtoknow，nowextremelyold，butwhohasmarriagesofGrand—daughters，andothergayeties，onhand；
whichaCousinandprospectiveKaiser——especiallyifinperilofhislife——mightaswellcomeandwitness。ThisistheexcuseKarlAlbertmakestoanindulgentPublic；andwouldfainmaketohimself，butcannot。BarenklauandKhevenhulleraretooindisputable。NaythisrumorofFriedrich’s"PeacewithAustria，"
divulgedBargainofKlein—Schnellendorf，ifthisalso（horribletothink）weretrue——！WhichFriedrichassureshimitisnot。
KarlAlbertwritestoFriedrich，andagainwrites；conjuringhim，fortheloveofGod，Tomakesomethrust，then，someinroadorother，onthoseman—devouringKhevenhullers；andtakethemfromhis，KarlAlbert’s，throatandhispoorCountry’s。WhichFriedrich，onhisownscore，isalreadypurposingtodo。
ChapterVIII。
FRIEDRICHSTARTSFORMORAVIA，ONANEWSCHEMEHEHAS。
TheAustrianCourthadnotkeptFriedrich’ssecretofKlein—
Schnellendorf，hardlyevenforaday。ItwaswhisperedtotheDowagerEmpress，orEmpresses；whowhisperedit，orwroteit，tosomeotherhighparty；bywhomagainasusual:——infact，theAustrianCourt，havingoncegottheirNeippergsafetohand，tooknopainstokeepthesecret；buthadprobablyaninterestratherinlettingitfilterout，tosetFriedrichandhisAlliesatvariance。
Atallevents，inthespaceofafewweeks，aswehaveseen，therumorofaTreatybetweenAustriaandFriedrichwaseverywhererife；Friedrich，ashehadengaged，everywheredenyingit，andindeedclearlyperceivingthattherewasliketobenogroundforacknowledgingit。TheAustrianCourt，insteadof"completingtheTreatybeforeNewyear’s—day，"hadbrokenthepreviousbargain；
evidentlynotmeaningtocomplete；intentrathertowaitupontheirHungarianInsurrection，andtheluckofWar。
Thereisnow，therefore，anewturninthegame。AndforthisalsoFriedrichhasbeengettingthefitcardready；andisnotslowtoplayit。Sometimeago，November4th，——properlyNovember1st，hardlythreeweekssincethatofKlein—Schnellendorf，——findingthesecretalreadyout（"whisperedofatBreslau，28thOctober，"
casuallytestifiesHyndford），hehadtightenedhisbandswithFrance；had，onNovember4th，formallyaccededtoKarlAlbert’sTreatywithFrance。[Accessionagreedto，"Frankfurt，Nov。1st，"
1741；ratified"Nov。4th。"]Glatztobehis:hewillnothearofwantingGlatz；norofwantingelsewheretheproperBoundaryforSchlesien，"NeisseRiverbothbanks"（whichNeipperghadagreedto，inhislateSham—Bargain）；——quitestrictonthesepreliminaries。
Andfurthermore，Kur—SachsenbeingnowaPartnerinthatFrench—
BavarianTreaty，——andahighlyactiveone（with21，000inthefieldforhim），whois"KingofMoravia"withal，andhassomeconsiderablenorthernParingofBohemiathrownin，bywayof"RoadtoMoravia，"——Friedrichmade，atthesametime，specialTreatywithKur—Sachsen，onthepointsspeciallymutualtothem；ontheBoundarypoint，firstofall。WhichlattertreatyisdatedalsoNovember1st，andwas"ratifiedNovember8th。"
Treatyotherwisenotworthreading；exceptperhapsasitshowsusFriedrichputting，inhisbriefdirectway，Kur—SachsenatonceintoAustria’splace，inregardtoOber—Schlesien。"BoundarybetweenyourPolishMajestyandmetobetheRiverNeissePLUSafullGermanmile；"——which（toBelleisle’ssurprise）thePolishMajestyiswillingtoaccept；andconsents，farther，Friedrichbeingofsuccinctturn，ThatCommissionersgodirectlyandputdowntheboundary—stones，andsoanend。"LettheSilesianmatterstandwhereitstood，"thinksFriedrich:"sinceAustriawillnot，willyou？Putdowntheboundary—pillars，then！"——aninterestinglittleglanceintoFriedrich’sinnerman。AndaPrussianBoundaryCommissioner，ourfriendNusslertheman，diddulyappear；——whomperhapsweshallmeet，——thoughnoSaxononequitedid。[Busching，Beitrage，i。339（？NUSSLER）。]Itisthisboundaryclause，itisFriedrich’slittledecision，"Putdownthepillars，then，"thatalonecannowinterestanymortalinthisSaxonBargain；theclauseitself，andthebargainitself，havingquitebrokendownontheSaxonside，andprovedimaginaryasacovenantmadeindreams。Couldnotbehelped，inthesequel！——
Meanwhile，thepreliminarydiplomaciesbeingdoneinthismanner，FriedrichhadorderedcertainofhisownForcestogetinmotionalittle；orderedLeopold，whohashadendlessnicetyofmanagement，sincetheFrenchandSaxonscameintothoseBohemianCirclesofhis，togouponGlatz；tolayfastholdofGlatz，foronething。
Andfarthereastward，Schwerin，byorder，haslatelygoneacrosstheMountains；seizedTroppau，Friedenthal；nayOlmutzitself，theCapitalofMahren，——inoneday（December27th），garrisonofOlmutzbeingtooweaktoresist，andtheworksindisrepair。"InHeaven’sname，whatareyourintentions，then？"askedtheAustriansthere。
"Peaceableintheextreme，"answeredSchwerin，"ifonlyyoursare。
AndiftheyareNOT——！"TheresitsSchwerineversince，busystrengtheninghimself，andmaintainsthebestdiscipline；
waitingfartherorders。
"TheAustrianswillnotcompletetheirbargainofKlein—
Schnellendorf？"thinksthisyoungKing；"Verywell；wewillnotpressthemtocompletion。Wewillnotourselvescomplete，shouldtheynowpress。Wewilltryanothermethod，andthatwithoutlossoftime。"——ItwasapungentreflectionwithFriedrichthatKarlAlberthadnotpushedforwardonVienna，fromLinzthattime，buthadblindlyturnedofftotheleft，andthrownawayhisonechance。
"Cannotonestillmendit；cannotonestilldosomethingofthelike？"thinksFriedrichnow:"SchwerininOlmutz；PrussianTroopscantonedintheHighlandsofSilesia，oroverinBohemiaitself，nearthesceneofaction；theSaxonseastwardasfarasTeutschbrod，stillnearer；theFrenchtriumphantatPrag，andreinforcementontheroadforthem:acombinedmovementonVienna，doneinstantlyandwithanimpetus！"ThatisthethingFriedrichisnowbentupon；norwillhe，likeKarlAlbert，beapttoneglectthehouroftide，whichissoinexorableinsuchoperations。
AtBerlin，accordingly，hehasbeenhurryingonhiswork，inspection，preparationofmanykinds，——MarriageofhisBrotherAugustWilhelm，foronebusiness；[6thJanuary，1742（inBielfeld，ii。55—69，exuberantaccountoftheCeremony，andofB。’spartinit）。]——and（Jannary18th），afterastayoftwomonths，isofffieldwardagain，onthisnewproject。ToDresden，firstofall；
Saxonybeinganessentialelement；andValoribeingappointedtomeethimthereontheFrenchside。ItisJanuary20th，1742，whenFriedricharrives；dueOperafestivities，"triplesaluteofalltheguns，"failnotatDresden；buthisobjectwasnottheseatall。
PolishMajestyishere，andcertainofthewarlikeBastardBrothershomefromWinter—quarters，ComtedeSaxeforone；Valorialso，punctuallyasdue；andlittleGrafvonBruhl，highest—dressedofhumancreatures，whoisfactotuminthisCourt。
"YourPolishMajesty，bytreatyandtitleyouareKingofMoraviawithal:nowisthetime，nowornever，tobecomesoinfact！
ForwardwithyourSaxons:"urgesFriedrich:"TheAustriansandtheirLobkowitzareweakinthatCountry:atIglau，justovertheMoravianborder，theyhaveformedaMagazine；seizethat，snatchitfromLobkowitz:thatgivesusfootingandbasisthere。ForwardwithyourSaxons；Valorigivesusso—manyFrench；Imyselfwilljoinwith20，000:swift，steady，allatonce；wecanseizeMoravia，whoknowsifnotViennaitself，andforcertaindriveastrokerighthomeintotheverybowelsoftheEnemy！"ThatisFriedrich’sthemefromthefirsthourofhisarrival，andduringallthefour—and—
twentythathestayed。
Inonehour，PolishMajesty，whoisfonderoftobaccoandpastimesthanofbusiness，declaredhimselfconvinced；——anddeclaredalsothatthetimeofOperawascome；whitherthetwoMajestieshadtoproceedtogether，andsuspendbusinessforawhile。PolishMajestyhimselfwasveryeasilysatisfied；butwiththeothers，asValorireportsit，theargumentwasvarious，longanddifficult。
"Wintertime；sodangerous，soprecarious，"answerBruhlandComtedeSaxe:Thereisthisdanger，thisuncertainty，andthenthatother；——whichtheKingandValori，withalltheireloquence，confute。"Impossible，forwantofvictual，"answersMauriceatlast，drivenintoacorner:"Iglau，supposewegetit，willsoonbeeaten；thenwhereisourprovision？"——"Provision？"answersValori:
"ThereisM。deSechelles，HeadofourCommissariatinPrag；suchaCommissaryneverwasbefore。""Andyouconsent，ifItakethatinhand？"urgesFriedrichuponthem。Theyareobligedtoconsent，onthatproviso。FriedrichundertakesSechelles:theEnterprisecannotnowberefused。[OEuvresdeFrederic，ii。170；Valori，i。
139；&c。&c。]"Alert，then；notamomenttobelost！Good—night；
AUREVOIR，mynoblefriends！"——andto—morrowmanyhoursbeforedaybreak，FriedrichisoffforPrag，leavingDresdentoawakenwhenitcan。
AtPragherenewsacquaintancewithhisoldmaladroitStrasburgfriend，MarechaldeBroglio，notwithincreaseofadmiration，aswouldseem；declinesthedemonstrationsandcivilitiesofBroglio，businessbeingurgent:findsM。deSechellestobeintruththesupremeoflivingCommissaries（ready，inwordswhichFriedrichcallsgolden，"tomaketheimpossiblepossible"）:"Onlymarch，then，nobleSaxons:swift！"——anddashesoffagain，nextmorning，tonortheastward，throughLeopold’sBohemiancantonments，Glatz—wardbydegrees，tobereadywithhisownshareoftheaffair；nodelayinhim，forone。January24th，afterKonigsgratzandotherPrussianposts，——January24th，whichiselsewheresonotableaday，——hisroutegoesnortheast，toGlatz，ahundredmilesaway，amongtheintricaciesoftheGiantMountains，hithersideoftheSilesianHighlands；wildrouteforwinterseason，iftheyoungKingfearedanyroute。FromBerlin，hitherandfarther，hemayhavegonewell—
nighhissevenhundredmileswithintheweek；rushingoncontinually（starts，atsayfourinthewintermorning）；
doingendlessbusiness，oftheorderingsort，ashespeedsalong。
Glatz，asouthwesternmountainousAppendagetoSilesia，abuttingonMoraviaandBohemia，isasmallstrongCountry；uponwhich，eversincethefirstFriedrichtimes，wehaveseenhimfixed；claimingittoo，asexpensesfromtheAustrians，sincetheywillnotbargain。ForherisesSibyl—like:ayearago，youmighthavehadhimwithhis100，000toboot，fortheoneDuchyofGlogau；
andnow——！AtGlatzorintheseadjacentBohemianparts，theYoungDessauerhasbeenonduty，busyenough，eversincethelateSiegeofNeisse:GlatzTowntheYoungDessauersoongot，whenordered；
Town，Population，Territory，allishis，——allbutthehighmountainFortress（centreoftheTownofGlatzj，withitsstiff—neckedAustrianGarrisonshutupthere，whichheiswearingoutbyhunger。
WerememberthelittleNotefromValori’swaistcoat—pocket，"Don’tgivehimGlatz，ifyoucanpossiblyhelpit！"InhislatesttreatieswiththeFrenchandtheirAllies，FriedrichhasveryexpresslybargainedfortheCountry（willevenpaymoneyforit）；
[OEuvresdeFrederic，ii。85。]andisdeterminedtohaveit，whentheAustriansnexttaketobargaining。
OfGlatzFortress，nowgettinghungeredoutbyLeopold’sPrussianDetachment，Iwillsayfarther，thoughFriedrichheedsthesecircumstanceslittleatpresent，thatitstandsonascarpedrock，girtbythegrimintricateHills；andthatintheArsenal，industyfabulouscondition，liesacertainDrum，whichreadersmayhaveheardof。Drumisnotafable，butanantiquerealityfallenflaccid；made，byexpressbequest，asismythicallysaid，fromtheskinofZisca，above300yearsago:altogethermythicthatlatterclause。Drum，Fortress，Town，VillagesandTerritory，allshallbeFriedrich’s，hadhungerdoneitswork。[Townalready，aftershortscuffle，14thJanuary，1742；Fortress，byhunger（nofiringnorbeingfiredon，intheinterim），25thAprilfollowing，——whentheonce2，000ofgarrison，worntoabout200，paleasshadows，marchedawaytoBrunn；"onlytenofthemablefordutyonarriving。"
（Orlich，i。174。）]
Friedrich，whileatGlatzthistime，gaveanewDresstotheVirgin，sayalltheBiographers；ofwhichthestoryisthis。
HolyVirginstoodinthemainConventofGlatz，inratherathreadbarecondition，whenthePrussiansfirstapproached；
theJesuits，andardentlyOrthodoxofbothsexes，flagitatingHeavenandherwiththeirprayers，thatshewouldvouchsafetokeepthePrussiansout。InwhichcasepiousMadameSomething，wifeoftheAustrianCommandant，vowedheranewsuitofclothes。
HolyVirgindidnotvouchsafe；ontheContrary，herethePrussiansare，andStarvationwiththem。"Courage，nevertheless，mynewfriends！"intimatesFriedrich:"ThePrussiansarenotbugaboos，asyouimagined:HolyVirginshallhaveanewcoat，allthesame！"andwasattheexpenseofthebitofbroadclothwithtrimmings。Hewasinthewayofmakingsuchinvestments，inhislightscepticalhumor；andfoundthemanswertohim。AtGlatz，andthroughthoseBohemianandSilesianCantonments，hesetshispeopleinmotionfortheMoravianExpedition；rapidlystirsuptheduePrussiandetachmentsfromtheirChristmasrestamongtheMountains；andhasworkenoughintheseregions，nowherenowthere。SchwerinisalreadyinOlmutz，foramonthpast；andtowardshim，orhisneighborhood，themarchistobe。
January26th，Friedrich，nowwithconsiderableretinueabouthim，getsfromGlatztoLandskron，somefiftymilesOlmutz—ward；suchamarchasGeneralStilleneversaw，——"throughtheiceandthroughthesnow，whichcoveredthatdreadfulChainofMountainsbetweenBohmenandMahren:wedidnotarrivetillverylate；manyofourcarriagesbrokendown，andothersoverturnedmorethanonce。"
[Stille（Anonymous，Friedrich’sOld—TutorStille），
CampagnesduRoidePrusse（EnglishTranslation，12mo，London，1763），p。5。Anintelligent，desirablelittleVolume，——manymisprintsintheEnglishformofit。]AtLandskronnextday，Friedrich，asappointed，mettheChevalierdeSaxe（CHEVALIER，bynomeansComte，butayoungerBastard，GeneraloftheSaxonHorse）；andendeavoredtoconcerteverything:PrussianrendezvoustobeatWischau，onthe5thnext；thencestraightwaytomeettheSaxonsatTrebitsch（convenientforthatIglau），——ifonlytheSaxonswillkeepbargain。
January28th，pastmidnight，afteranothersoremarch，FriedricharrivedatOlmutz；aprettyTown，——withanexcellentoldBishop，"aGrafvonLichtenstein，alittlegoutymanaboutfifty—twoyearsofage，withacountenanceopenandfullofcandor；[Stille，p。8。]
inwhosefinePalace，mostcourteouslywelcomed，theKinglodgedtillnearthedayofrendezvousing。Wewillleavehimthere，andlookwestwardalittle；beforegoingfartherintotheMoravianExpedition。FriedrichhimselfisevidentlymuchbentonthisExpedition；hassethisheartonpayingtheAustriansfortheirtrickeryatKlein—Schnellendorf，inthishandsomeway，andstillpickingupthechanceagainstthemwhichKarlAlbertsquandered。
IfonlytheFrenchandSaxonswouldgowellabreastwithFriedrich，andthrusthome！Butwillthey？Hereisasurprisingbitofnews；
notofgoodomen，whenitreachesoneatOlmutz！
"LINZ，24thJANUARY，1742[dayotherwiseremarkable]。Afterthemuchbarricading，andconsiderabledefianceandbravadoing，byComtedeSegurandhis10，000，hehaslostthisCityinascandalousmanner[notquitescandalous，butreckonedsobyoutsideobservers]；andLinzCityisnotnowSegur’s，butKhevenhuller’s。
ToKhevenhuller’sfirstsummonsM。deSegurhadanswered，’Iwillhangonthehighestgallowsthenextmanthatcomestoproposesuchathing！’——andwithinaweek[KhevenhullerhavingseizedtheDonauRivertorearofLinz，andblastedofftheBavarianpartythere]，M。deSegurdidhimselfproposeit（’Freewithdrawal:Notserveagainstyouforayear’）；andisthisdaybeginningtomarchoutofLinz。"[CampagnesdesTroisMarechaux，iii。
280，&c。；Adelung，iii。A，p。12，andp。15（aParisstreet—songonit）。]HereisanexampleofdefendingKey—Positions！IfSegur’sbethepatternfollowed，thoseConquestsontheDonauareliketogoafineroad！——
TherecametoFriedrich，inallprivacy，duringhisstayinOlmutzatthisBishop’s，aDiplomaticemissaryfromVienna，onePfitzner；
chargedwithapologies，withimportantoffersprobably；——important；
butnotimportantenough。Friedrichblameshimselfforbeingtooabruptontheman；mightperhapshavelearnedsomethingfromhimbysoftertreatment。[OEuvresdeFrederic，ii。
109。]Afterthreedays，Pfitznerhadtogohiswaysagain，havingaccomplishednothingofchangeuponFriedrich。
ChapterIX。
WILHELMINAGOESTOSEETHEGAYETIESATFRANKFURT。
OnthedaywhenFriedrich，overhungbythegrimwinterMountains，wasapproachingGlatz，samedaywhenSegurwasevacuatingLinzonthosesadterms，thatis，onthe24thdayofJanuary，1742，——twoGentlemenweregallopingtheirbestintheFrankfurt—Mannheimregions；bearingwhattheyreckonedgladtidingstowardsMannheimandKarlAlbert；whoisthere"onavisit"（forgoodreasons），afterhistriumphsatPragandelsewhere。ThehindmostofthetwoGentlemenisanOfficialofrank（littleconsciousthatheisprecededbyarivalinmessage—bearing）；OfficialGentleman，despatchedbytheDietofFrankfurttoinformKarlAlbert，ThathenowisactuallyKaiseroftheHolyRomishEmpire；votes，byaidofHeavenandBelleisle，havingallfalleninhisfavor。Gallop，therefore，myOfficialGentleman:——alas，anotherGentleman，Non—official，knowinghowitwouldturn，alreadysatbootedandsaddled，agoodspacebeyondthewallsofFrankfurt，waitingtillthecannonshouldfire；atthefirstburstofcannon，he（cunningdog）giveshishorsethespur；andismilesaheadofthetoilingOfficialGentleman，alltheway。[Adelung，iii。A，52。]
Inthedrearymassoflong—windedceremonialnothingnesses，andintricateBelleislecobwebberies，weseizethisonepoorspeckofhumanfooleryinthenativestate，asalmostthememorablestinthatstupendousbusiness。Stupendousindeed；withwhichallGermanyhasbeenintravailthesesixteenmonths，onsuchterms！Andinverityhasgotthethingcalled"GermanKaiser"constituted，betterorworse。Heavens，wasaNationeversobespunbygossamer；
enchantedintoparalysis，bymountainsofextincttradition，andthewantofpowertoannihilaterubbish！ThereareglitteringthreadsofthefinestBelleislediplomacy，whichseemtogobeyondtheDog—star，andtoberadiant，andirradiative，likepathsofthegods:andtheyare，seemwhattheymight，poorthreadsofidlegossamer，sunkalreadytodustycobweb，unpleasanttopoorhumannature；poorhumannatureconcernedonlytogetthemwellsweptintothefire。Thequantitiesofwhichsadlitter，inthisUniverse，areverygreat！——
KarlAlbert，nowatthetop—gallantofhishopes:homagedArchdukeofUpperAustria，homagedKingofBohemia，declaredKaiseroftheGermanNation，——isthehighest—titledmortalgoing:and，poorsoul，itistragical，oncemore，tothinkwhattherealityofitwasforhim。Ejectionfromhouseandhome；intodifficulty，poverty，despair；lifeinfurnishedlodgings，whichhecouldnotpay；——andatlastheart—break，norefugeforhimbutinthegrave。Allwhichismercifullyhiddenatpresent；sothatheseemstohimselfamanatthetop—gallantofhiswishes；andlivespleasantly，amonghisfriends，withahaloroundhisheadtohisownfoolishsenseandtheirs。
"KarlAlbert，KurfurstofBaiern[lazyreadersoughttobereminded]，whoseachievementswillconcernustoanunpleasantextent，forsomeyears，isnowaleanmanofforty—five；lean，erect，andofmiddlestature；aPrinceofdistinguishedlook，theysay；ofelegantmanners，andoffairextentofaccomplishment，asPrincesgo。Hisexperiencesinthisworld，andsuddenupsanddowns，havebeenandwillbemany。Noteafewparticularsofthem；
theminimumofwhatareindispensablehere。
"EnglishreadersknowaMaximilianKurfurstofBaiern，whotookintoFrenchcoursesinthegreatSpanish—SuccessionWar；theAnti—
MarlboroughMaximilian，whowasquiteruinedoutbytheBattleofBlenheim；putunderBanoftheEmpire，andreducedtodependonLouisXIV。foraliving，——tilltimesmendedwithhimagain；
till，afterthePeaceofUtrecht，hegotreinstatedinhisTerritories；andlivedadozenyearsmore，insomecomparativecomfort，thoughmuchsunkindebt。Well，ourKarlAlbertisthesonofthatAnti—MarlboroughKurfurstMaximilian；eldestsurvivingson；
adaughterofthegreatSobieskiofPolandwashismother。Nay，heisgreat—grandsonofanotherstillmoredistinguishedMaximilian，himoftheThirty—YearsWar，——（whotooktheJesuitstohisveryheart，andletlooseAteonhispoorCountryforthesakeofthem，inadeterminedmanner；andwastheFirstofalltheBavarianKURFURSTS，mereDukestillthen；havinggotforhimselfthepoorWinter—King’sElectorship，orsplititintotwoasultimatelysettled，outofthatbadBusiness），——great—grandson，wesay，ofthatforciblequestionableFirstKurfurstMax；anddescendsfromKaiserLudwig，’LudwigtheBAIER，’ifthatismuchadvantagetohim。
"Inhisyoungtimehehadahardupcoming；sevenyearsoldattheBattleofBlenheim，andPapalivingabroadunderLouisXIV。’sshelter，thepoorBoywastakenchargeofbythevictoriousAustrianKaisers，andbroughtupinremoteAustrianTowns，asayoung’GrafvonWittelsbach’（nothingbuthisfamilynamelefthim），mereGrafandprivatenoblemanhenceforth。However，fortunetooktheturnweknow，andhebecamePrinceagain；nothingtheworseforthisSpartanpartofhisbreeding。HemadetheGrandTour，Italy，France，perhapsmorethanonce；saw，felt，andtasted；
servedslightly，ataSiegeofBelgrade（oneofthemanySiegesofBelgrade）；——wedded，in1722，aDaughterofthelateKaiserJoseph’s，nieceofthelateKaiserKarl’s，cousinofMariaTheresa’s；makingthedue’renunciations，’aswasthought；andhasbeenKurfursthimselfforthelastfourteenYears，eversince1726，whenhisFatherdied。AthriftyKurfurst，theysay，oratleasthasoccasionallytriedtobeso，consciousoftheloadofdebtsleftonhim；fondofpompswithal，extremelypolite，giventoDevotionandtoBILLETS—DOUX；ofgraciousaddress，generoustemper（ifhehadthemeans），andgreatskillinspeakinglanguages。Likeshuntingalittle，——likesseveralthings，wesee！——haslivedtolerablywithhisWifeandchildren；tolerablywithhisNeighbors（thoughsouruponthelateKaisernowandthen）；andisanornamenttoMunchen，andwelllikedbythepopulationthere。Alean，elegaut，middle—
sizedgentleman；descendeddirectfromLudwigtheancientKaiser；
fromMaximiliantheFirstKurfurst，whowalkedbythelightofFatherLammerlein（LAMBKIN）andCompauy，thinkingITlightfromHeaven；andlastlyissonofMaximiliantheThirdKurfurst，whomlearnedEnglishreadersknowastheAnti—Marlboroughone，ruinedoutbytheBattleofBlenheim。
"HismostimportanttransactionhithertohasbeenthemarriagewithKaiserJoseph’sDaughter；——ofwhich，inPollnitzsomewhere，thereissublimeaccount；forgettable，allexceptthedate（Vienna，5thOctober，1722），ifbychancethatshouldconcernanybody。
KarlAlbert（KURPRINZ，ElectoralPrinceorHeir—Apparent，atthattime）madefreerenunciationofallrighttoAustrianInheritances，insuchtermsaspleasedKarlVI。，thethenKaiser；theduecomplete’renunciations’ofinheritinginAustria；anditwashopedhewouldatoncesignthePragmaticSanction，whenpublished；
buthehassteadilyrefusedtodoso；’IrenouncedformyWife，’
saysKurfurstKarl，’andwillneverclaimaninchofAustrianlandonheraccount；butmyownright，derivedfromKaiserFerdinandofblessedmemory，whowasFatherofmyGreat—grandmother，Ididnot，donot，neverwillrenounce；andIappealtoHISPragmaticSanction，themucholderandalonevalidone，accordingtowhich，itisnotyou，itisIthatamtherealandsoleHeirofAustria。’
"Thisbesays，andhassteadilysaidormeant:’ItisIthatamtobeKingofBohemia；IthatshallandwillinheritallyourAustrias，Upper，Under，yourSwabianBrisgauorHitherAustria，andwhatoftheTyrolremainedwantingtome。YourArchduchesswillhaveHungary，theStyrian—CarinthianTerritories；Florence，I
suppose，andtheItalianones。WhatishersbyrightIwillbeoneofthosethatdefendforher；whatisnothers，butmine，Iwilldefendagainsther，tothebestofmyability！’Thiswasprivately，whatitisnowpublicly，hisargument；fromwhichheneverwoulddepart；refusingalwaystoacceptKaiserKarl’snewPragmaticSanction；gettingSaxony（wholikewisehadaFerdinandgreat—
grandmother）torefuse，——tillPolishElectioncompelledpoorSaxony，foratime。KarlAlberthadlikewisesecretly，inpastyears，gothisabstruseoldCousinofthePfalz（whomendedtheHeidelbergTun）tobackhiminaTreaty；nay，stillbetter，stillmoresecretly，hadgotFranceitselftopromiseeventualhacking:——
and，onthewhole，livedgenerallyonratherbadtermswiththelateKaiserKarl，hisWife’sUncle；anyreconciliationtheyhadprovingalwaysoftemporarynature。IntheRhenishWar（1734），KarlAlbert，farfromassistingtheKaiser，raisedlargeforcesofhisown；keptdrillingthem，infourorthreecamps，inanalarmingmanner；andwouldnotevensendhisReich’sContingent（smallbodyof3，000heisbylawboundtosend），tillheperceivedtheWarwasjustexpiring。HewasinangrycontroversywiththeKaiser，claimingdebts，——debtscontractedinthelastgeneration，anddebtsgoingbacktotheThirty—YearsWar，amountingtohundredsofmillions，——whenthepoorKaiserdied；refusingpaymenttothelast，nayclaiminglandsleftHIM，hesays，byMargaretMouthpoke:
[Michaelis，ii。260；Buchholz，ii。9；Hormayr，Anemonen，ii。182；&c。]’CannotpayyourSereneHighness（havingnomoney）；andwouldnot，ifIcould！’LeavingKarlAlberttoprotesttotheuttermost；"——which，asweourselvessawinVienna，heatoncehonorablydid。
KarlAlbert’ssubsequenthistoryisknowntoreaders；exceptthefollowingsmallcircumstance，whichoccurredinhislatetransit，flight，orwhateverwemaycallit，toMannheim，andispleasantlymadenotabletousbyWilhelmina。"HisHighnessonthewayfromMunchen，"intimatesourPrincess，"passedthroughBaireuthinaverybadpost—chaise。"This，asweelsewherepickout，wasonJanuary16th；KarlAlbertinpost—hasteforthemarriage—ceremony，whichtakesplaceatMannheimto—morrow。[Adelung，iii。A，51。]
"MyMargraf，accidentallyhearing，gallopedafterhim，cameupwithhimaboutfifteenmilesaway:theyembraced，talkedhalfanhour；
verycontent，both。"[Wilhelmina，ii。334。]
Andeightdaysafterwards，24thJanuary，1742，busyBelleisle（howbusyforthisyearpast，sincewesawhimintheOEil—de—Boeuf！）
getshimelectedKaiser；——andSegur，intheself—samehours，ispackingoutofLinz；andone’sDonau"Conquests，"nottosayone’sMunchen，one’sBaiernitself，areinafineway！Themarriage—
ceremony，witnessedonthe17th，wasoneofthesublimestforKur—Pfalzandkindred；andittoohadsecretlyatouchoftragedyinitforthePoorKarlAlbert。Adoublemarriage:TwoyoungPrincesses，Grand—daughters，pricelessHeiresses，tooldKur—Pfalz；
married，oneofthemtoDukeClementofBaiern，KarlAlbert’snephew，whichiswellenough:butmarried，theotherandelderofthem，toTheodorofDeux—Ponts，whowilloneday——couldwepiercethemercifulveil——beKurfurstofBaiern，andsucceedourownchildlessSon！[Michaelis，ii。265。]
"KaiserKarlVII。，"suchthestylehetook，istobecrownedFebruary12th；makessublimePublicEntryintoFrankfurt，withthatview，January31st；——bothceremoniessplendidtoawonder，inspiteoffinanceconsiderations。Whichcircumstanceshouldlittleconcernus，wereitnotthatWilhelmina，hearingthegreatnews（thoughinadimill—datedstate），decidedtobethereandsee；didgo；——andhasrecordedherexperiencesthere，inashrillhumanmanner。
Wishfultoseeourfellow—creatures（especiallyifboundtolookatthem），evenwhentheyarefallenphantasmal，andtomakepersonsofthemagain，wewillgivethisPiece；sorrythatitisthelastwehaveofthatfinehand。Howwelcome，inthemurkypuddleofDryasdust，isanyglimpsebyalivelyglibWilhelmina，whichwecandiscerntobehuman！HearwhatWilhelminasays（inaverycondensedform）:——
WILHELMINAATTHECORONATION。
Wilhelmina，intheendofJanuary，1742，——KarlAlberthavingshotpast，onedaylately，inabadpost—chaise，andkindledthethoughtinher，——resolvedtogoandseehimcrownedatFrankfurt，bywayofpleasure—excursion。Wewill，strugglingtobebriefer，speakinherperson；andindicatewithalwheretheverywordsarehers，andwhereours。
TheMarwitz，elderMarwitz，herpoorfatherbeingwoundedatMollwitz，[Militair—Lexikon，iii。23；andPreussischeAdels—Lexikon，iii。365。]hadgonetoBerlintonursehim；butshereturnedjustnow，——notmuchtomyjoy；Ibeing，withsomecause，jealousofthatfoolishminx。
TheDuchessDowagerofWurtembergalsocame，sorrowonher；
afoolishtalkingwoman，alwayscuttingjokes，makingeyes，gigglingandcoquetting；"HASsomewitandmanner，butweariesyouatlast:hercharms，nowonthedecline，wereneversoconsiderableasrumorsaid；inthelong—runsheboresyouwithherFrenchgayetiesandsprightliness:hercharacterforgallantryistoonotorious。ShequitecorruptedMarwitz，inthisandasubsequentvisit；turnedthepoorgirl’sheadintoaFrenchwhirligig，andunderminedanylittlemoralprincipleshehad。ShewasontheroadtoBerlin，"——ofwhichanon，foritisnotquitenothingtous；——
"butshewasinnohurry，andwouldrightwillinglyhavegonewithus。"Anditrequiredallourfemalediplomacytogetherunderwayagain，andfairlyoutofourcourse。January28th，SHEofftoBerlin；WE，sameday，toFrankfurt—on—Mayn。[Wilhelmina，ii。334；
seepp。335，338，347，&c。fortheothersalientpointsthatfollow。]
Coronationwastohavebeen（orweCountry—folkthoughtitwas），January31st:LetusbethereINCOGNITO，thenightbefore；seeit，andreturnthedayafter。Thatwasourplan。Badroads，watersallout；wehadtogonightandday；——reachedthegatesofFrankfurt，30thJanuarylate。Berghover，ourLegationsraththere，saysweareknowneverywhere；CoronationisnottobetillFebruary12th！Iwasfatiguedtodeath，abadcoldonme，too:weturnedbacktothelastVillage；stayedthereovernight。BackagaintoBerghover，insecret（ALASOURDINE），nextnight；willseethePublicEntryofKarlAlbert，whichistobeto—morrow（notquite，myPrincess；
January31stforcertain，[Adelung，iii。A，63；&c。&c。]didonetheleastcare）。"Itwasaverygrandthingindeed（DESPLUS
SUPERBES）；butIwillnotstopdescribingit。Maskedballthatnight；whereIhadmuchamusement，tormentingthemasks；notbeingknowntoanybody。WenextdayretiredtoasmallprivateHouse，whichBerghoverhadgotforus，outofTown，forfearofbeingdiscovered；andlodgedthere，waitingFebruary12th，underdifficulties。"
Theweatherwasbitterlycold；wehadbroughtnoclothes；mydamesandInothingearthlybutablackANDRIENNEeach（whateverthatmaybe），tosparebulkofluggage:strictestincognitowasindispensable。TheMarwitzes，forgiggling，raillery，Frenchairs，andabsoluteimpertinence，wereintolerable，inthatsolitaryplace。WereturntoFrankfurtagain；haveballsandtheatres，atleast:"oftheselatterImissednone。Oneevening，myhead—dressgotaccidentallyshovedawry，andexposedmyfaceforamoment；
PrinceGeorgeofHessen—Cassel，whowaslookingthatway，recognizedme；toldthePrinceofOrangeofit；——theyareinourbox，nextminute！"
PrinceGeorgeofHessen—Cassel，didreaderseverhearofhimbefore？Transientlyperhaps，inFriedrich’sLETTERSTOHISFATHER；
buthaveforgottenhimagain；canknowhimonlyastheoutlineofashadow。Afatsolidmilitarymanoffifty；juniorBrotherofthatsolidWILHELM，Vice—regentandvirtual"LandgrafofHessen"——（VICE
anelderandeldestBrother，FRIEDRICH，thenowMajestyofSweden，whoisactualHereditaryLandgraf，butbeingold，childless，idle，takesnoholdofit，andquiteleavesittoWilhelm），——ofwhomEnglishreadersmayhaveheard，andwillhear。ForitisWilhelmthathiresusthose"subsidized6，000，"whogoblaringaboutonEnglishpay（PrinceGeorgemerelyCommandantofthem）；andWilhelm，furthermore，hasweddedhisHeir—ApparenttoanEnglishPrincesslately；[PrincessMary（ageonlyaboutseventeen），28thJune，1740；
Prince’snamewasFriedrich（becameCatholic，1749；WIFEmadefamily—managerinConsequence，&c。&c。）。]whichalso（asthepooryoungfellowbecamePapistbyandby）costscertainEnglishpeople，amongothers，agooddealoftrouble。UncleGeorge，wesay，ismerelyCommandantofthoseblaring6，000；hashadhisownrealsoldieringsbeforethis；hisownlabors，contradictions，inhistime；buthasborneallpatiently，andgrownfatuponit，notquarrellingwithhisburdensorhisnourishments。Perhapswemaytransientlymeethimagain。
AstothePrinceofOrange，himwehaveseenmorethanonceintimespast:ayoungfellowincomparison，sprightly，reckonedclever，butsomewhathumpbacked；marriedanEnglishPrincess，yearsago（"Papa，ifhewereasuglyasababoon！"）——whichfinePrincess，wefind，hasstoptshortatCassel，toofatiguedonthepresentoccasion。"HisESPRIT，"continuesWilhelmina，"andhisconversation，delightedme。HisWife，hesaid，wasatCassel；
hewouldpersuadehertocomeandmakemyacquaintance；"——couldnot；toofar，inthiscoldseason。"ThesetwoSereneHighnesseswouldneedstakemehomeintheircarriage；theyaskedtheMargraftoletthemstaysupper:fromthathourtheywereneveroutofourhouse。Nextmorning，bymeansofthem，thesecrethadgotabroad。
Kur—Koln[lankyhook—nosedgentleman，richestPluralistintheChurch]hadsetspiesonus；nexteveninghecameuptome，andsaid，’Madam，IknowyourHighness；youmustdanceameasurewithme！’Thatcomesofone’shead—geargettingawry！Wehadnothingforitbuttogiveuptheincognito，andtakeourfate！"
ThisdancingElectorofKoln，amanstillonlyenteringhisforties，isthenewEmperor’sBrother:[ClementAugust（Hubner，t。134）。]doreaderswondertoseehimdance，beinganArchbishop？
Thefactiscertain，——lettheThreeKingsandtheElevenThousandVirginssaytoitwhattheywill。"Hetalkedalongtimewithme；
presentedtomethePrincessClemencehisNiece[thatistosay，WifeofhisNephewClemENT；oneoftheTwowhomhisnowImperialMajestysawmarriedtheotherday]，[Michaelis，ii。256，123；
Hubner，tt。141，134。]andthenthePrincess"——infact，presentedallthethreeSulzbachPrincesses（forthereisayoungest，stilltowed），——"andthenPrinceTheodor[happyHusbandoftheeldest]，andPrinceClement[dittooftheyounger]；"andwasverypoliteindeed。Howkeepourincognito，withallthesepeopleheapingcivilitiesuponus？LetussendtoBaireuthforclothes，equipages；
andretiretoourcountryconcealmenttilltheyarrive。
"Justaswewereaboutsettingoffthither，IwaitingtilltheMargrafwereready，theXargrafentered，andaLadywithhim；
who，heinformedme，wasMadamedeBelleisle，theFrenchAmbassador’sWife:"——WifeofthegreatBelleisle，thesoulofallthesehighcongregatings，consultations，coronations，whoisnotKaiserbutmakerofKaisers:whatistobedone！——"Ihadcarefullyavoidedher；reckoningshewouldhavepretensionsIshouldnotbeinthehumortogrant。Itookmyresolutionatthemoment[beingaswiftdecisivecreature]；andreceivedherlikeanyotherLadythatmighthavecometome。Hervisitwasnotlong。TheconversationturnedaltogetheruponpraisesoftheKing[myBrother]。IfoundMadamedeBelleisleverydifferentfromthenotionIhadformedofher。Youcouldseeshehadmovedinhighcompany（SENTAITSON
MONDE）；butherairappearedtomethatofawaiting—maid（SOUBRETTE），andhermannersinsignificant。"LetMadametakethat。
"Monseigneurhimself，"whenourequipageshadcome，"waitedonmeseveraltimes，"——MonseigueurthegrandMarechaldeBelleisle，amongtheotherPrincipalitiesandLordships:butofthisleanmaninblack（whohasdonesuchfamousthings，andwillhavetodotheRetreatofPragwithinyearandday），thereisnotawordfarthersaid。OldSeckendorftooishere；"Reich’s—GovernorofPhilipsburg；"veryillwithAustria，nowonder；andstrivingtobewellwiththenewKaiser。DoubtlessoldSeckendorfmadehisvisittoo（beingofBaireuthkinwithal），andsnuffledhisrespects:
muchunworthyofmention；notlovelytoWilhelmina。PrinceofOrange，hunchbacked，butsprightlyandmuchthePrince，boremefaithfulcompanyalltheCoronationtime；norwasGeorgeofHessen—
Casselwanting，goodfatman。
OftheCoronationitself，thoughitwastrulygrand，andevenofanOrientalsplendor，[Anemonen，ubisupra。]
Iwillsaynothing。ThepoorKaisercouldnotenjoyitmuch。Hewasdyingofgoutandgravel，andcouldscarcelystandonhisfeet。
Poorgentleman；andtheFrencharedrivendismallyoutofLinz；
andtheAustriansarespreadinglikealava—floodorgeneralconflagrationoverBaiern——DemonMentzel，whomtheycallColonelMentzel，he（ifweknewit）isinMunchenitself，justaswearegettingcrownedhere！AndunlessKingFriedrich，whoisfallingintoMahren，intheflankofthem，callbackthisInfernalChasealittle，whathopeisthereinthoseparts！——ThepoorKaiser，oftenestinhisbed，iscourtingallmannerofGermanPrinces，——
consultingwithSeckendorfs，withcunningoldstagers。HehasmanagedtoleadmyMargrafintoafoolishbargain，aboutraisingmenforhim。WhichbargainI，onfairlygettingsightofit，persuademyMargraftobackoutof；and，intheend，hedoesso。
Meanwhile，itdetainsussometimelongerinFrankfurt，whichisstillfullofPrincipalities，busywithvisitingsandceremonials。
Amongotherthings，bywayofforwardingthatBargainIwassoaverseto，ourOfficialPeoplehadsettledthatIcouldnotwellgowithouthavingseentheEmpress，afterhercrowning。Foolishpeople；entanglingmeinnewintricacies！ForifsheisaKaiser’sDaughterandKaiser’sSpouse，amnotIsomewhattoo？"HowaKing’sDaughterandanEmpressaretomeet，wasprobablyneversettledbyexample:whatnumberofstepsdownstairsdoesshecome？
Thearm—chair（FAUTEUIL），isthattobedeniedme？"Andnumerousotherquestions。Theofficialpeople，Baireuthersespecially，areindespair；and，infact，therewerescenes。ButIheldfirm；
andtheBerlinambassadorstempering，amediumwasstruck:stepsofstairs，totheduenumber，areconcededme；arm—chairno，buttheEmpressto"takeaverysmallarm—chair，"andItohaveabigcommonchair（GRANDDOSSIER）。Sowemeet，andIhavesightofthisPrincess，nextday。
Inherplace，IconfessIwouldhaveinventedallmannerofetiquettes，oranysortofcontrivance，tosavemyselffromshowingface。"Heavens！TheEmpressisbelowmiddlesize，andsocorpulent（PUISSANTE），shelookslikeaball；sheisuglytotheutmost（LAIDEAUPOSSIBLE），andwithoutairorgrace。"KaiserJoseph’syoungestDaughter，——thegods，itseems，havenotbeenkindtoherinfigureorfeature！Andhermindcorrespondstoherappearance:
sheisbigotedtoexcess；passeshernightsanddaysinheroratory，withmererosariesandgauntsuperstitiousplatitudesofthatnature；adarkfatdrearylittleEmpress。"Shewasallinatrembleinreceivingme；andhadsodiscountenancedanair，shecouldn’tspeakaword。Wetookseats。Afteralittlesilence，I
begantheconversation，inFrench。SheansweredmeinherAustrianjargon，Thatshedidnotwellunderstandthatlanguage，andbeggedIwouldspeaktoherinGerman。Ourconversationwasnotlong。
HerAustriandialectandmyLower—Saxonaresodifferentthat，tillyouhavepractised，youarenotmutuallyintelligibleinthem。
Accordinglywewerenot。Aby—standerwouldhavesplitwithlaughingattheBabelwemadeofit；eachcatchingonlyawordhereandthere，andguessingtherest。ThisPrincesswassotiedtoheretiquette，shewouldhavereckoneditacrimeagainsttheReichtospeaktomeinaforeignlanguage；forsheknewFrenchwellenough。
"TheKaiserwastohavebeenofthisvisit；buthehadfallensoill，hewasconsideredevenindangerofhislife。PoorPrince，whatalothadheachievedforhimself！"reflectsWilhelmina，asweoftendo。Hewassoft，humane，affable；hadthegiftofcaptivatinghearts。Notwithouttalenteither；butthenofanambitionfardisproportionatetoit。"Wouldhaveshoneinthesecondrank，butinthefirstwentsorrowfullyeclipsed，"astheysay！Hecouldnotbeagreatman，norhadabouthimanyonethatcould；andheneedednowtobeso。ThisistheserviceaBelleislecando；inflatingapoormantoKaisership，beyondhisnaturalsize！CrownedKaiser，andMentzeljustenteringhisMunchenthewhile；aKaiserbedrid，stranded；lyingillthereofgoutandgravel，withtheDemonMentzelseatinghim:——wellmayhispoorlittlebulletofaKaiserinnprayforhimnightandday，ifthatwillavail！——
THEDUCHESSDOWAGEROFWURTEMBERG，RETURNINGFROMBERLIN
FAVORSUSWITHANOTHERVISIT。
IamsorrytosaythisisalmostthelastsceneweshallgetoutofWilhelmina。ShereturnstoBaireuth；breaksthereconclusivelythatunwiseFrankfurtbargain；receivesbyandby（afterseveralmonths，whenmuchhascomeandgoneintheworld）thereturningDuchessofWurtemberg，effulgentDowager"spokenofonlyasaLais:"andhasotheradventures，alludedtoupanddown，butnotputinrecordbyherselfanyfarther。——SorrowfullyletushearWilhelminayetalittle，onthisLaisDuchess，whowillconcernussomewhat。
Dowager，muchtooeffulgent，ofthelateKarlAlexander，aReichs—
Feldmarschall（orFOURTH—PARTofone，ifreaderscouldremember）
andDukeofWurtemberg，——whomweoncedinedwithatPrag，inoldFriedrich—WilhelmandPrince—Eugenetimes:——
"ThisPrincess，veryfamousonthebadside，hadbeenatBerlintoseeherthreeBoyssettledthere，whoseeducationshe[andtheSTANDEofWurtemberg，shebeingRegent]hadcommittedtotheKing。
ThesePrinceshadbeenwithusontheirroadthither，justbeforetheirMammalasttime。TheEldest，agefourteen，hadgonequiteagog（S’ETOITAMOURACHE）aboutmylittleGirl，ageonlynine；
andhadgreatlydivertedusbyhislittlegallantries[markthat，withanAlas！]。TheDuchess，followingsomewhatatleisure，hadmissedtheKingthattime；whowasgoneforMahren，January18th……IfoundthisPrincesswearingprettywell。Herfeaturesarebeautiful，buthercomplexionisfadedandveryyellow。Hervoiceissohighandscreechy，itcutsyourears；shedoesnotwantforwit，andexpressesherselfwell。Hermannersareengagingforthosewhomshewishestogain；andwithmenareveryfree。Herwayofthinkingandactingoffersastrangecontrastofprideandmeanness。HergallantrieshadbroughtherintosuchreputethatI
hadnopleasureinhervisits。"[Wilhelmina，ii。335。]Nopleasure；
thoughsheoftencame；andherEldestPrince，andmylittleGirl——Well，whoknows！
BesidesherthreeBoys（oneofwhom，asReigningDuke，willbecomenotoriousenoughtoWilhelminaandmankind），theLaisDuchesshasleftatBerlin——atleast，Iguessshehasnowlefthim，inexchangeperhapsforsomeother——acertainverygallant，vagabondyoungMarquisd’Argens，"fromConstantinople"last；originallyfromtheProvencecountries；extremelydissolutecreature，stillyoung（whomPapahashadtodisinherit），butfullofgood—humor，ofgesticulativeloyaltalk，andfrothyspeculationofanAnti—Jesuitturn（haswrittenmanyfrothyBooks，too，inthatstrain，whicharenowforgotten）:whobecameaverygreatfavoritewithFriedrich，andwillbemuchmentionedinsubsequenttimes。
"IntheendofJuly，"continuesWilhelmina，"wewenttoStouccard[Stuttgard，capitalofWurtemberg，Obeautifulglibtongue！]，whithertheDuchesshadinvitedus:but——"Andthereweareonblankpaper；ourdearWilhelminahasceasedspeakingtous:
herMEMOIRSend；andoblivioussilencewrapstheremainder！——
ConcerningthiseffulgentDowagerofWurtemberg，andherlatewaysatBerlin，here，fromBielfeld，isanothersnatch，whichwewillexcerpt，undertheusualconditions:
"BERLIN，FEBRUARY，1742[realdateofallthatisnotfabulousinBielfeld，whochaoticallydatesit"6thDecember"ofthatYear]……Adayortwoafterthis[nomatterWHAT]IwenttotheGermanPlay，theonlyspectaclewhichisyetfairlyafootinBerlin。
Inpassingin，InoticedtheDuchessDowagerofWurtemberg，whohadarrived，duringmyabsence，withanumerousandbrilliantsuite，aswelltosalutetheKingandtheQueens[Kingoff，onhisMoravianBusiness，beforeshecame]，andtouniteherselfmoreintimatelywithourCourt，astoseetheThreePrincesherChildrensettledintheirnewplace，where，byconsentoftheStatesofWurtemberg，theyaretobeeducatedhenceforth。
"AsIhadnotyethadmyselfpresentedtotheDuchess，Ididnotpresumetoapproachtoonear，andpassedupintotheTheatre。
Butshenoticedmeintheside—scenes；askedwhoIwas[suchahandsomefashionablefellow]，andsentmeordertocomeimmediatelyandpaymyrespects。Tobesure，Ididso；wasmostgraciouslyreceived；and，ofcourse，calledearlynextdayatherPalace。
HerGrand—Chamberlainhadappointedmethehourofnoon。Henowintroducedmeaccordingly:butwhatwasmysurprisetofindthePrincessinbed；inanegligeeallnewfromthelaundress，andthegallantestthatartcouldimagine！Onatable，readytoherhand，attheDOSSIERorbed—bead，stoodalittleBasinsilver—gilt，filledwithHolyWater:therestwasdecoratedwithextremelypreciousRelics，withaCrucifix，andaRosaryofrock—crystal。
Herdress，thecushions，quilt，allwasofMarseillesstuff，inthefinestseriesofcolors，garnishedwithsuperblace。HercapwasofAlenconlace，knottedwitbaribbonofgreenandgold。Figuretoyourself，inthisgallantdeshabille，acharmingPrincess，whohasallthewit，perfectionofmanner——andisstillonlythirty—seven，withabeautythatwasoncesobrilliant！Roundthecelestialbedwerecourtiers，doctors，almoners，mostlyindevotionalpostures；
thethreeyoungPrinces；andaDamed’Atours，whoseemedtolookslightlyENNUYEEorbored。"IhadthehonortokissherSereneHighness’shand，andtotalkagreatmanypepperedinsipiditiessuitabletotheoccasion。
Dinnerfollowed，moreproperlysupper，withlightskindled:
"OnlyIcannotdress，youknow，"herHighnesshadsaid；"Ineverdo，exceptfortheQueen—Mother’sparties；"——andrangforhermaids。SothatyouareledouttotheAnteroom，andgogrinningabout，tillanewandstillmorecharmingdeshabillebecompleted，andherMostSereneHighnesscanreceiveyouagain:"NowMessieurs！
Pshaw，oneisalwaysstupid，noESPRITatallexceptbycandlelight！"——Afterwhich，suchadinner，unmatchableforelegance，forexquisitegastronomy，forAttic—Paphianbrilliancyandcharm！Andindeedtherefollowedhereupon，forweeksonweeks，aseriesofsuchunmatchablelittledinners；chiefparts，underthatcharmingPresidency，beingdoneby"Grand—ChamberlainBaronde"Something—or—other，"byyourhumbleservantBielfeld，M。Jordan，andaMarquisd’Argens，famousProvencalgentlemannowinthesuiteofherHighness:"[Bielfeld，ii。74—78。]——feastsoftheBarmecideImuchdoubt，poorBielfeldbeinginthisChapterveryfantastic，MISDATEfultoamadextent；andotherwise，exceptastogeneraleffect，worthlittleseriousbelief。
WeshallmeetthisPaphianDowageragain（CrucifixandMyrtlejoined）:meetespeciallyherD’Argens，andherThreelittlePrincesmoreorless；——wherefore，markslightly（besidestheD’Argensasabove）:——
"1。TheEldestlittlePrince，KarlEugen；made’ReigningDuke’
withinthreeyearshence[MammafallingintotroublewiththeSTANDE]:amanstillgloomilyfamousinGermany[PoetSchiller’sDukeofWurtemberg]，ofinarticulate，extremeIyarbitraryturn，——
marriedWilhelmina’sDaughterbyandby[withhorribleusageofher]；andotherwisegaveFriedrichandtheworldcausetothinkofhim。
"2。TheSecondlittlePrince，FriedrichEugen，PrussianGeneralofsomemark，whowillincidentallyturnupagain，HewasafterwardsSuccessortotheDukedom[KarlEugendyingchildless]；andmarriedhisDaughtertoPaulofRussia，fromwhomdescendtheAutocratstheretothisday。
"3。YoungestlittlePrince，LudwigEugen，arespectablePrussianOfficer，andlateraFrenchone:heisthat’DucdeWirtemberg’whocorrespondswithVoltaire[inscrutabletoreaders，inmostoftheEditions]；andneednotbementionedfarther。"[SeeMichaelis，iii。449；Preuss，i。476；&c。&c。]
Butenoughofallthis。ItistimewewereinMahren，wheretheExpeditionmustbeblazingwellahead，ifthingshavegoneasexpected。
ChapterX。
FRIEDRICHDOESHISMORAVIANEXPEDITION
WHICHPROVESAMEREMORAVIANFORAY。
WhiletheseCoronationsplendorshadbeengoingon，Friedrich，intheMoravianregions，wasmakingexperiencesofaratherpainfulkind；hisExpeditionprosperingtherefarotherwisethanhehadexpected。ThiswinterExpeditiontoMahrenwasoneofthefirstFriedrichhadeverundertakenontheJoint—stockPrinciple；anditprovedofakindrathertodisgusthimwiththatmethodinaffairsofwar。
AdeeplydisappointingExpedition。Thecountryhereaboutswasinbadpostureofdefence；nothingbetweenusandViennaitself，inamanner。Rushingbrisklyforward，livingonthecountrywhereneedful，onthatIglauMagazine，onone’sownSechellesresources；
rushingon，withtheSaxons，withtheFrench，emulousontherighthandandtheleft，aCaptainlikeFriedrichmighthavegonefar；
Viennaitself——whoknows！——notyetquitebeyondthereachofhim。
HerewasawaytocheckKhevenhullerinhisBavarianOperations，andwhirlhimback，double—quick，foranotherobjectnearerhome！——
But，alas，neithertheSaxonsnortheFrenchwouldrushon，intheleastemulous。TheSaxonsdraggedheavilyarear；theFrenchDetachment（apoor5，000underPolastron，allthatacaptiousBrogliocouldbepersuadedtogrant）wouldnotrushatall，butpausedontheveryfrontierofMoravia，Brogliosoordering，andtherehungsupine，orindeedwenthome。
Friedrichremonstrated，argued，turnedbacktoencourage；butitwasinvain。TheSaxonBastardPrinces"livedfordaysinanySchlosstheyfoundcomfortable；"complainingalwaysthattherewasnovictualfortheirTroops；thatthePrussians，alwaysahead，hadeatenthecountry。Noendtohaggling；and，exceptonFriedrich’spart，noheartybeginningtorealbusiness。"Ifyouwishatalltobe’KingofMoravia，’whatisthis！"thinksFriedrichjustly。
Broglio，too，wasunmanageable，——piquedthatValori，notBroglio，hadstartedthething；——showedhimselfcaptious，dark，hystericallyeffervescent，nowover—cautious，andagaincapableofrushingblindlyheadlong。
ToBrogliothefactatLinz，whicheverybodysawtobemomentous，wasoverwhelming。MagnanimousSegur，andhisLinz"allwedgedwithbeams，"whataroadhavetheygone！Saidsovaliantlytheywouldmakedefence；anddidit，scarcelyforfourdays:January24th；
beforethisExpeditioncouldbegin！True，M。leMarechal，tootrue:——andisthatareasonforhangingbackinthisMahrenbusiness；orforpushingoninit，double—quick，withallone’sstrength？"ButourConquestsontheDonau，"thinksBroglio，"whatwillbecomeofthem，——andofus！"ToBroglio，justlyapprehensiveabouthisownpostureatPragandontheDonau，thereneverwassuchachanceofatoncerakingbackallAustrianshomewards，post—hasteoutofthosecountries。ButBrogliocouldbynomeansseeitso，——headstrong，blusterous，over—cautiousandhystericallyheadlongoldgentleman；whoseconductatPragherebroughtStrasburgvividlytoFriedrich’smemory。Uponwhich，asupontheghostofBroglio’sBreeches，Valorihadtohear"incessantsarcasms"atthistime。
Inaword，fromFebruary5th，whenFriedrich，accordingtobargain，rendezvousedhisPrussiansatWischautobeginthisExpedition，tillApril5th，whenhere—rendezvousedthem（atthesameWischau，aschanced）forthepurposeofendingitandgoinghome，——
Friedrich，wrestlinghisutmostwithHumanStupidity，"MITDER
DUMMHEIT[asSchillersonorouslysays]，againstwhichtheverygodsareunvictorious，"hadprobablytwoofthemostprovokingmonthsofhisLife，orofthisFirstSilesianWar，whichwasfruitfulinsuchtohim。ForthecommoncauseheaccomplishednearlynothingbythisMoravianExpedition。But，tohisownmind，itwasrichinexperiences，astotheJoint—StockPrinciple，astothePartnershenowhad。AnditdoubtlessquickenedhisstepstowardsgettingpersonallyoutofthisimbroglioofbigFrench—GermanWars，——hometoBerlin，withPeaceandSilesiainhispocket，——whichhadallalongbeenthegoalofhisendeavors。Asafeatofwaritisbynomeansworthdetailing，inthisplace，——thoughsuccinctStille，andbulkierGermanBooksgivelucidaccount，shouldanybodychancetobecurious。[Stille，CampaignsoftheKingofPrussia，i。1—55；Helden—Geschichte，ii。
548—611；OEuvresdeFrederic，ii。110—114；
Orlich，ii。；&c。&c。]Onlyundertheotheraspect，asFriedrich’sexperienceofPartnership，andespeciallyofhisnowPartners，arepresentreadersconcernedtohave，inbriefform，someintelligiblenotionofit。
IGLAUISGOT，BUTNOTTHEMAGAZINEATIGLAU。
FriedrichwaspunctualatWischau；Head—quartersthere（midwaybetweenOlmutzandBrunn），Prussiansallassembled，5thFebruary，1742。WischauissomeeightymilesEASTorinwardofIglau；theFrenchandSaxonsaretomeetusaboutTrebitsch，acoupleofmarchesfromthatTeutschbrodoftheirs，andwellwithinonemarchofIglau，onourroutethither。TheFrenchandSaxonsareatTrebitsch，accordingly；buttheirmindsandwillsseemtobefarelsewhere。RutowskyandtheChevalierdeSaxecommandtheSaxons（20，000strongonpaper，16，000inreality）；ComtedePolastrontheFrench，whoare5，000，allHorse。Alongwithwhom，professedlyasFrenchVolunteer，hascometheComtedeSaxe，capriciousMaurice（MarechaldeSaxethatwillbe），whohasalwaysviewedthisExpeditionwithdisfavor。ExcellencyValoriiswiththeFrenchDetachment，orratherpoorValoriiseverywhere；runningabout，fromquartertoquarter，sometimestoPragitself；assiduoustohealrentseverywhere；clappingcementintomanifoldcracks，fromdaytoday。ThroughValoriwegetsomeinterestingglimpsesintothesecrethumorsandmanoeuvresofComteMaurice。ItisknownotherwiseComteMauricewasnofriendtoBelleisle，butlookedforhispromotionfromtheoppositeorNoaillesparty，intheFrenchCourt:atpresent，asValoriperceives，hehasgottheearofBroglio，andputmuchsadstuffintotheloudfoolishmindofhim。
TotheseSaxongentlemen，beingBastard—Royalandimportanttoconciliate，Friedrichhasinahigh—flownwayassignedtheSchlossofBudischauforquarters，anexcellentsuperblymagnificentmansionintheneighborhoodofTrebitsch，"nothinglikeittobeseenexceptintheatres，ontheDrop—sceneofTheEnchantedIsland；"[Stille，Campaigns，p。14。]wheretheymakethemselvessocomfortable，saysFriedrich，thereisnogettingthemrousedtodoanythingforthreedaystocome。Andyettheworkisurgent，andplentyofit。
"Iglau，firstofall，"urgesFriedrich，"wheretheAustrians，10，000orso，underPrinceLobkowitz，havepostedthemselves[rightflankofthatlongstraggleofWinterCantonments，whichgoesleftwardstoBudweisandfarther]，andmadeMagazines:possessionofIglauisthefoundation—stoneofouraffairs。AndifwewouldhaveIglauWITHtheMagazinesandnotwithout，surelythereisnotamomenttobewasted！"Invain；theSaxonBastardPrincesfeelthemselvesverycomfortable。ItwasSundaythe11thofFebruary，whenourjunctionwiththemwascompleted:and，insteadofnextmorningearly，itisWednesdayafternoonbeforePrinceDietrichofAnhalt—Dessau，withtheSaxonandFrenchpartyrousedtojoinhisPrussiansandhim，canatlasttaketheroadforIglau。
PrinceDietrichmakesnowthereverseofdelay；marchesallnight，"bivouacsinwoodsnearIglau，"warminghimselfatstick—firestillthedaybreak；takesIglaubymerelymarchingintoitandscattering2，000Pandours，sosoonasdayhasbroken；butfindstheMagazinesnotthere。Lobkowitzcartedoffwhathecould，thenburnt"SeventeenBarnsyesterday；"andishimselfofftowardsBudweisHead—quartersandtheBohemianbogsagain。ThiscomesoflodgingSaxonroyalgentlementoowell。
THESAXONSTHINKIGLAUENOUGH；THEFRENCHGOHOME。
Nay，Iglautaken，theaffairgrowsworsethanever。OurSaxonsnowdeclarethattheyunderstandtheirorderstobecompleted；
thattheirCourtdidnotmeanthemtomarchfarther，butonlytoholdbyIglau，asolidfootinginMoravia，whichwillsufficeforthepresent。FancyFriedrich；fancyValori，andthecrackshewillhavetofill！Friedrich，inastonishmentandindignation，sendsamessengertoDresden:"WouldthePolishMajestyBE’KingofMoravia，’then，ornotbe？"RemonstrancesatBudischaurisehigherandhigher；Valori，topreventtotalexplosion，fliesoveronce，inthedeadofthenight，todealwithRutowskyandBrothers。
Rutowskyhimselfseemspartlypersuadable，thoughdreadfullyillofrheumatism。TheyrouseComteMaurice；andValori，bythisComte’scaprices，isdrivenoutofpatience。"Hetalkedwithaflippantsophistry，almostwithaninsolence"saysValori；"nay，atlast，hemademeagestureinspeaking，"——whatgesture，thumbtonose，orwhat，theshudderingimaginationdarenotguess！ButValori，nettledtothequick，"repeatedit，"andotherwisegavehimasgoodashebrought。"Heendedbyagesturewhichdispleasedme"——"andwenttobed。"[Valori，i。148，149。]ThisisthenightofFebruary18th；thirdnightafterIglauwashad，andtheMagazinesinitgonetoashes。WhichtheSaxonsthinkisconquestenough。
PoorPolishMajesty，poorKarlAlbert，aboveall，now"KaiserKarlVII。，"withnothingbutthoseFrenchforbreathtohisnostrils！
WithhisfineFrenchArmyoftheOriflamme，KarlAlbertshouldhavepushedalonglastAutumn；andnotmerely"readthePaper"whichFriedrichsenthimtothateffect，"andthenlaiditaside。"
Theywillneverhaveanotherchance，hisFrenchandhe，——unlesswecallthisagainachance；whichtheyareagainsquandering！
Linzwentbycapitulation；January24th，theverydayofone’s"Election"astheycalledit:andeversincethatdayofLinz，theseriesofdisastershascontinuedrapidanduniforminthoseparts。
Linzgone，therestoftheFrenchpostsdidnotevenwaittocapitulate；butcrackledalloff，theyandourConquestsontheDonau，likeatrainofgunpowder，andleftthegroundbare。
AndGeneralvonBarenklau（BEAR’S—CLAW），withthehideousfellowcalledMentzel，ColonelofPandours，theyhavebrokenthroughintoBavariaitself，fromtheTyrol；climbingbyBerchtesgadenandthewildSalzburgMountains，regardlessofWinter，andofpoorBavarianmilitia—folk；——andhavetakenMunchen，one’sveryCapital，one’sveryHouseandHome！——PoorKarlAlbert，——and，whatisagainremarkable，itwastheverydaywhilehewasgetting"crowned"atFrankfurt，"withOrientalpomp，"thatMentzelwasaboutenteringMunchenwithhisPandours。[CoronationwasFebruary12th；
CapitulationtoMentzel，"Munchen，February13th，"isin
GuerredeBoheme，ii。56—59。]AndthispoorArchdukeoftheAustrian，KingofBohemia，KaiseroftheHolyRomishReichTeutschbyNation，isbecomingTitularmerely，andownsnexttonothingintheseextensiveSovereignties。Judgeifthereisnotcallfordespatchonallsides！——ThePolishMajestysentinstantratherangryordertohisSaxons，"Forward，withyou；whatelse！